British and Scottish Coins and Countermarked Tokens from the Collection of the late Arthur Chesser

Scotland, LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, Thistle Bank, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1807th, Mexico City, obv. countermarked thistle bank · around 5/:, rev. countermarked with upright thistle, 26.90g/12h (Manville 44, and p.92, this coin listed; KM. CC48). Coin and countermarks about very fine or better, olive tone, rare £900-1,200

Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 318; bt L. Sverdloff